28th Annual Out on Film is Underway!
Atlanta's premiere LGBT film festival hits Landmark Midtown Art Cinema October 1-8. Mention ATLFF and get 20% off tickets to three screenings!
Out on Film, Atlanta's LGBT film festival, starts Thursday, October 1st, and runs through Thursday, October 8th at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema! Since 1987, Out On Film has been dedicated to supporting the exhibition of LGBT film and video art forms. Executive Director Jim Farmer hand-picked three events to discount for the ATLFF community! Mention the Atlanta Film Festival at the box office and enjoy any of the following (includes Opening and Closing Nights) for $8 instead of $10:
Fourth Man Out
Thursday, Oct. 1 @ 7:15pm | directed by Andrew Nackman
Just like his pals, twenty-something auto mechanic Adam enjoys beer, hockey and inappropriate bodily functions. But Adam also likes guys. A hilarious mash-up of man-child and coming-out comedies, “Fourth Man Out’ examines a small-town, blue-collar guy who lets his friends know he’s gay - and what happens when they try to help him find a boyfriend. Both rudely funny and daring in its exploration of the kind of gay man we rarely see on the big screen, this bawdy, crowd-pleasing comedy features Chord Overstreet (“Glee”) and Kate Flannery (“The Office”).
Guidance
Thursday, Oct. 8 @ 8:30pm | directed by Pat Mills
You've never met a guidance counselor like David Gold (writer-director-star Pat Mills), whose tequila-centered coping mechanisms raise fellow teachers' eyebrows even as he becomes a dark-horse favorite amongst the high school's angsty student populace. Plagued by his past career as a child actor and in denial of his current health issues (and sexual orientation), David takes on the monumental task of solving teenagers' problems with an unapologetically blunt, fun-loving attitude. Marked by razor-sharp writing and pitch-black humor, Mills's gleefully inappropriate comedy balances outrageousness with a hard look at the path toward self- acceptance.
Web is the New Black
Wallflowers | Where the Bears Are | Three | Ze Said She Said
Saturday, Oct. 3rd @ 12pm
Scott Turner Schofield and Jessica Lynn Johnson star in "Ze Said She Said"
Did you know this is ATLFF's first year accepting TV pilot and web series submissions? Out on Film showcases four web series in the program Web is the New Black, and you can see them all for 20% off the regular ticket price. "Ze Said She Said" stars its creator, Scott Turner Schofield, the first openly transgender actor in daytime television (Nick, The Bold and the Beautiful). You'll even get a chance to meet the writers in attendance.
Out on Film offers All-Access passes and—new this year—Membership Passes. Purchase a pass starting at $150 or any three tickets for $30. Visit www.outonfilm.org for more information!
"Roar" the Pride of Zoo Atlanta This Saturday
Contraband Cinema presents the wild and unbelievable 1981 drama for one night only! Get your tickets now.
Feeling dangerous? Walk on the wild side with Contraband Cinema and Zoo Atlanta this weekend with Saturday night's screening of "Roar"! This 1981 drama left 70 cast and crew injured in production by lions, cheetahs, elephants, and more. Don't miss your only chance to see this limited reissue in Atlanta just feet from your furry neighbors.
Watch the trailer for the film that took ten years, $17 million, and numerous stitches to make:
Saturday, September 26th, arrive at 7PM before "Roar" begins at 8PM. You'll need time to park and to experience Zoo Atlanta's live animal encounter! Tickets are $15; ATLFF Members enjoy 20% off. In addition to the screening and—need we repeat—live animal encounters, there will be a bar and refreshments! Not a member yet? We can fix that.
It All Starts and Ends With the Story
The second workshop in Kathy Berardi's Short Filmmaking Series is this Saturday, September 26th. Members get a discount!
So you still want to make a short film—but how do you tell your story most effectively? Next up in Kathy Berardi's series of short filmmaking workshops is "It All Starts and Ends With the Story." This Saturday, September 26th, graduate from "So You Want to Make A Short Film" and take that pen by the horns.
Learn collaborative tactics to garner and embrace valuable feedback, screenwriting tips for script formatting and structure, and the key elements needed to develop characters and a plot that quickly engage your short film audience.
Berardi is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television with an MFA in Screenwriting. In addition to penning eight feature-length screenplays and a drama television pilot, Berardi has also written and produced several award-winning short films with budgets ranging from less than $2,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars. "If your next short film is one that you sincerely strive to make you get noticed as up and coming talent for Hollywood to pay attention to, I'd love nothing more than to guide you in the best and proven practices used by the industry's top professionals."
A seat in this three-hour crash course is only $50. ATLFF Members receive $10 off! Like the sound of discounts and access to year-round special screenings? Join the club.
The 2016 Regular Deadline is TODAY! Submit Your Films and Screenplays NOW!
Prices for submissions go up after today! Submit your script, film or pilot now!
We are already receiving an astounding number of quality submissions this year from all over the world, and the regular deadline is just now upon us! Submit your film before MIDNIGHT and you will save money! The late deadline is October 23, but prices for feature films and short films are raised by $10 after today.
The 2016 ATLFF Screenplay Competition also has the same deadlines, so if you have a script finished, submit now and save some cash!
Learn the Business Basics of Indie Filmmaking with Linda Burns—This Saturday!
Pick the brain of a production extraordinaire this Saturday from 10-3 and get the tools you need to turn your next project into a reality!
Looking for ways to move forward with your feature film? Longtime producer and production supervisor Linda Burns has the information you need. Education Programmer for the Georgia Production Partnership and executive member of the Atlanta Film Festival and Core of Culture boards, Burns is a seasoned production ally ready to teach you the importance of development.
Learn the following and more this Saturday at The Lovett School:
- What is development and why is it so important?
- When do I create a marketing and distribution plan?
- How does financing work - from grants to crowd-funding to private investment?
- How does product placement work?
- What content goes into a business proposal?
- What is a breakdown and schedule?
- How do I craft a budget?
- When do I need an entertainment attorney?
- What contracts are important?
- How do I find good cast and crew?
- Is insurance necessary?
- What kinds do I need?
- How do I find financing and distribution?
- What do finance and distribution deals looks like?
- How do the GA tax incentives work?
- How can attending festivals help?
"By doing your homework before financing begins, you can mitigate your risks before production starts, increasing your chances of a successful production," says Burns.
This Business Basics of Indie Filmmaking workshop is part of the Atlanta Film Festival's year-round slate of programming curated and presented to our Atlanta audience in service of our mission: to lead the community in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image.
This five hour intensive is offered to Members of either ATLFF or GPP for $30 off the regular price!
Contraband Cinema Brings "Roar" to Zoo Atlanta!
Don't miss your only chance to see this unbelievable film in Atlanta.
Contraband Cinema and The Atlanta Film Festival are wild about this one. "Roar" is the 1981 drama that left 70 cast and crew injured in production by lions, cheetahs, elephants, and more. Atlanta can see it for one night only, and we're bringing it to Zoo Atlanta! Get acquainted with the World of Wild Theater and watch the most extreme movie no one's seen!
Saturday, September 26th, arrive at 7PM because "Roar" starts at 8PM and you'll need time to park and to experience Zoo Atlanta's live animal encounter! Tickets are $15; ATLFF Members enjoy 20% off. In addition to the screening and—need we repeat—animal encounters, there will be a bar and refreshments! Not a member yet? We can fix that.
Want two free tickets? You have until 11:59PM on Friday, September 18th to enter Contraband's caption contest!
WonderRoot's Local Film Series Returns to the Plaza on Thursday, September 24
Fourteen brand new local short films are ready for you to watch next Thursday, September 24 at The Plaza! WonderRoot's Local Film Series returns!
Come check out the latest local film short selections at WonderRoot's Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series! Winning filmmakers receive funding to submit their work to other local and national film festivals, as well as a private consultation with a representative from the Atlanta Film Festival. ALL participating filmmakers will receive a fee waiver to submit their short to the Atlanta Film Festival.
This is a fun night for anyone that wants to come support local, independent filmmaking in all of its different forms. Over a dozen short films will be showcased and jury awards will be given out!
Special Guest Jurors Leslie Hochsztein from WIFTA
WonderRoot Films:
- "Ray Gun Marilyn" by Ashley Anderson
- "Lady Justice" by Leanna Adams
- "Bugeye" by Nicole Vidal
- "Emilio" by Daniel Camacho
- "Aurorae" by Ashley Love
- "Fauxlove" by Andrew Lee
- "Everything But Curiosity" by Raven White
- "Ken Jacobs" by Jason Drakeford
- "Blockbusters" by Marcus Rosentrater
- "Lily and Lucy" by Hope Leigh
- "Nani Mariposa" by Demorrius Sims
- "Sea Odyssey" by Adam Nelson
- "La Periodie Dior" by Aasha Sriram
- "A Pictures Worth" by Leanna Adams
ATLFF Members: All Atlanta Film Festival members are invited to attend for free, with a plus one! Click Enter Promotional Code above, input the email address associated with your membership, and click Apply; your Member Admission ticket option will appear in the ticket window. Not yet a member, but want in on screenings like this all year long? Check out membership options!
Open Caption Screening at The Plaza to Honor Deaf Awareness Month
September is Deaf Awareness Month. Join us Saturday, September 26th for an Open Caption afternoon screening at The Plaza! Members attend for free!
The Atlanta Film Festival is proud to present an Open Caption screening of "Here Comes the Boom" (for deaf and hearing people) in conjunction with the Plaza Theatre Foundation!
Here Comes The Boom
directed by Frank Coraci
Former collegiate wrestler Scott Voss (Kevin James) is a 42-year-old, apathetic high school teacher. When budget cutbacks threaten to cancel some of the school's programs and lay off its music teacher (Henry Winkler), Scott creates a scheme to raise money by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter. Everyone thinks Scott is crazy - most of all the school nurse, Bella (Salma Hayek). In his quest, Scott gains something he never expected as he inspires his students and becomes a sensation that rallies the entire school.
Join us Saturday, September 26 at 2:30pm at The Plaza for our first event of its kind! Admission is $10, but members and their plus ones attend for free! Not yet a member and want year-round invitations to screenings and more? Become one today.
ATLFF and The Rialto Present: The Cinemás Series!
Featuring films from Colombia, Cuba, Peru and Venezuela, the first ever Cinemás Film Series hits the Rialto Center for the Arts on October 10-11th! Tickets are only $6.50.
We're stoked to announce the first ever Cinemás Film Series! This collection of acclaimed Latin American films will screen October 10th and 11th to a multicultural audience in one of our grandest venues! Join us at The Rialto Center for the Arts that weekend for four installments:
"Los Hongos"
Saturday, October 10, 5 PM
directed by Oscar Ruiz Navia, Colombia, 2014, Spanish, 103 minutes
"Finding Gaston"
Saturday, October 10, 7:30 PM
directed by Julia Patricia Perez, Peru, 2014, Spanish, 80 minutes
"Pelo Malo"
Sunday, October 11, 3 PM
directed by Mariana Rondón, Venezuela, 2013, Spanish, 93 mintues
"Buena Vista Social Club"
Sunday, October 11, 5:30 PM
directed by Wim Wenders, Cuba/Germany, 1999, Spanish/English, 105 minutes
Tickets are only $6.50 per film and are now on sale at the Rialto box office (in person, by phone or online). A limited number of free tickets are available to ATLFF members. If you are a member, watch you email for directions on how to claim them. If you aren't a member, join now!
ATLFF '15 Hit "Frame by Frame" Returns to Atlanta in October, Get Your Tickets Now!
One of the most moving audience experiences at ATLFF '15, "Frame by Frame" is returning to Atlanta on October 6th at AMC Parkway Pointe 15! This is a Gathr screening, so you have to reserve your ticket NOW for the screening to happen!
"Frame by Frame," the debut feature from filmmakers Alexandra Bombach and Mo Scarpelli, was an official selection in both the Documentary Feature and New Mavericks competitions at ATLFF '15. One of the most moving audience experiences at this last festival, we are so happy that "Frame by Frame" is returning to Atlanta on October 6th at AMC Parkway Pointe!
In 1996, the Taliban banned photography in Afghanistan. When the US invaded after 9/11, the regime toppled, the media blackout disappeared, and a promising industry began to emerge. Using cinema verité and secret, never-before-seen archival footage shot under Taliban rule, this documentary follows four Afghan photojournalists fighting to reclaim their nation's identity by capturing the truth.
This is a Gathr screening, so if you don't get your ticket ahead of time, then the screening won't happen! Just 90 tickets are needed for the screening to take place and it will be the best $11.50 you'll spend on a film all month!